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Lifesaving AEDs are being increasingly mandated across states -- but bystanders aren't using them, study finds
AED are portable, life-saving devices designed to treat people experiencing sudden cardiac arrest, a medical condition in which the heart stops beating suddenly and unexpectedly. CREDIT: Boy_Anupong/G...
Jan 10, 2024
Why are 1,500 Americans still dying from COVID every week?
Images By Tang Ming Tung/Getty Images(NEW YORK) -- More than three years into the pandemic, hundreds of Americans are still dying from COVID-19 every week. For the week ending Dec. 9, the last week of...
Jan 10, 2024
Going 'keto'? Here's everything to know about the trendy ketogenic diet
lacaosa/Getty Images(NEW YORK) -- The ketogenic diet, described as “Atkins on steroids” for its focus on foods high in fat and low in carbohydrates, is an increasingly popular diet. If you...
Jan 10, 2024
Are sesame seeds a superfood? Health benefits explained by a nutritionist
Martin Hospach/Getty Images(NEW YORK) -- "Superfood" has become a bit of a culinary buzzword, most often used by brands or influencers to sell more products with possibly empty promises. However, ther...
Jan 10, 2024
Philadelphia health officials are tracking a measles outbreak: What to know
DIGICOMPHOTO/SCIENCE PHOTO LIBRARY/Getty Images(PHILADELPHIA) -- The Philadelphia Department of Health is tracking a measles outbreak in the city, with eight confirmed cases as of Monday. Health offic...
Jan 09, 2024
Struggling to keep your New Year's resolutions? Here's how to keep yourself on track
Sorapop Udomsri / EyeEm/Getty Images(LONDON) -- It is one thing to make a New Year's resolution. It is, however, a very different thing to be able to keep it. Every year they are made with the best of...
Jan 09, 2024
Mom says 'miracle' baby helped save her life when she was diagnosed with complication of rare, genetic condition during pregnancy
Courtesy Amanda and Derek Banic(NEW YORK) -- A mom in Michigan credits her baby with saving her life during pregnancy, when she was diagnosed with a rare genetic condition that led to a life-threateni...
Jan 09, 2024
Screen time for kids under two linked to sensory differences in toddlerhood, study finds
Thanasis Zovoilis/Getty Images(NEW YORK) -- For children under the age of 2, television screen time is associated with sensory differences later in toddlerhood, according to a new study. Children who ...
Jan 08, 2024
Red Cross announces emergency blood shortage, calls on Americans to donate
ATU Images/Getty Images(NEW YORK) -- The American Red Cross said Monday it is experiencing an emergency blood shortage. According to the humanitarian organization, it is seeing the lowest number of pe...
Jan 08, 2024
Respiratory illnesses elevated in 38 states, according to CDC
PonyWang/Getty Images(NEW YORK) -- Respiratory illness activity is elevated or increasing across most areas of the country, according to the latest data from the Centers for Disease Control and Preven...
Jan 08, 2024
